Who can say no?
Zhong Jiaquan understood this deeply, as did Feng Jianhong. They couldn't help but sigh, "It's better to have a biological child. We treated the previous one well, didn't we? At least she lived better than many other girls in the countryside. And what happened? She stole all our savings and ran off."
Our family was in a really difficult time during that period. Not to mention finding a wife for our son, we even had to spend every penny carefully when buying something.
"What's the point of saying this now?" Zhong Jing sighed softly. His feelings for his adopted daughter, Zhong Erya, had been ruined time and time again by her. "We've found Yuxiu. God has been kind to us. Let bygones be bygones."
"I can't accept this. That's all our family savings, over 280 yuan. We saved it for years by living frugally. Why should we give her to an adopted daughter who has no blood relationship with us?" He was still feeling unhappy. "Don't let me find Zhong Erya, or I'll make sure she has no peace of mind."
Thinking of the difficulties of those two years, Feng Jianhong was filled with hatred. The filial piety of her biological daughter made her adopted daughter look so heartless. How could she be willing to let her biological daughter grow up without her by her side? For more than 20 years, she had not felt any pain for a single day, and she had not even said a single kind word to her.
"Our family has never offended anyone. If Zhong Erya's family hadn't offended anyone, how could our Yuxiu be taken away?" Although her daughter was successful, that couldn't erase the hatred in her heart.
Zhong Jing shook his head. "Let's put this matter aside for now. What we should do now is to cooperate well with our son-in-law and his friends. The most important thing is to take root in Shangjing."
"I know, I'm just telling you so that you can have an idea." She is not the kind of person who will speak regardless of the occasion.
The Zhong family thought it over and said, "We are going to do business in Shangjing. Should we rent a house? It might not be appropriate for us to live with my grandfather-in-law all the time."
"We have to rent a house. We need a place to store the goods after we purchase them." Zhong Jing and Feng Jianhong changed their minds and immediately shifted all their attention to the business they were about to do and made plans for it.
"We can ask our son-in-law for help. He's familiar with the capital and has many friends. It would be much faster than us searching slowly."
Zhong Jiaquan said, "It's not good to keep bothering my brother-in-law."
"That can't be helped. Right now, we need to establish ourselves. When we have money in the future, I can even double it back to your brother-in-law." Feng Jianhong wasn't stupid. Why not keep all the connections? His son-in-law was thoughtful. They wanted to sort out all the problems at once, so they wouldn't have to bring them up one by one later, which would be annoying. "That's it. I'll ask my son-in-law for help tomorrow."
After the Zhong family members took a bath, they estimated the time and arrived at Zhong Yuxiu's house.
"Comrade Yan, we are here." Feng Jianhong said with a smile to Yan Rushan who had just come out of the kitchen.
Zhong Jing laughed and asked, "What are you carrying? Is it for Yuxiu?"
Yan Rushan nodded expressionlessly, "Yes, at this time, Grandpa will be home soon. I'll send it up to Yuxiu first and come down soon. If Grandpa comes back, you can talk and eat first."
"Okay, go quickly. Yuxiu must be hungry. People who have just given birth are weak and easily hungry." Feng Jianhong quickly waved her hand to send them away. She asked Zhong Jing and his son to sit on the sofa in the living room and wait for them while she went to the kitchen to help. "Comrades, is there anything I can do? Just ask."
Gong Zhaodi quickly shook her head, "No, Comrade Feng, go sit outside and rest for a while."
"No need to rest. It's not good for us to eat and drink for free. It would be good if we could do some work. Please don't try to persuade us."
Feng Jianhong said this, and Wang Daya smiled and shook her head, "Comrade Feng, there's really no need for help. Look at the kitchen, it's so small. There are already four people busy, and I'm afraid one more person won't be able to handle it. Besides, you're a guest, so how can I ask you to help? Go to the hall and talk, and we can eat when Mr. Yan comes back."
The kitchen was indeed not big, so Feng Jianhong gave up in disappointment and went to the bathroom to take a look. There were several diapers on the bathroom sink, about eight or nine in total. She guessed that the children had pooped in them and they hadn't had time to wash them yet.
Feng Jianhong smiled, found some detergent and started washing the clothes in the bathroom. After washing, she didn't know where to hang them to dry, so she had to go to the kitchen to ask.
"Um, Comrade Wang, where do you hang Yuxiu's clothes out to dry?"
"Hanging out the clothes?" Wang Daya saw that her sleeves were rolled up, and immediately thought of the unwashed diapers in the bathroom. "Comrade Feng, did you wash the diapers?"
"Oh, yes!" Feng Jianhong nodded with a smile.
Wang Daya slapped her thigh and said, "Oh no! Comrade Feng, what do you use to wash diapers?"
"Washing powder! I saw some in the bathroom."
"That won't work. Children's diapers cannot be washed with detergent. They need to be scrubbed slowly with warm water. After scrubbing, they need to be scalded with boiling water before being hung out to dry. Some children may not be able to adapt to diapers washed with detergent and soap. Forget it, just wash your hands and I'll clean up later." Wang Daya was glad that she asked an extra question.
Feng Jianhong's good intentions resulted in more harm than good, and his dark and yellow face turned red. He was embarrassed in front of his daughter's home.
"I don't know. When I was raising kids back home, I just washed them casually. I saw there was laundry detergent, so I used it."
"It's okay, don't worry about it. As for the diapers, I'll be here to help and just wash them a few more times with warm water." Wang Daya waved her hand indifferently and turned around to go back to work on the stove.
Feng Jianhong stood there for a long time before leaving. He went to the bathroom to wash his hands with soap, then returned to the living room and sat down on the sofa with a strange look on his face.
Seeing this, Zhong Jing comforted her, "Don't think too much. The city is different from our country. City people are more particular, unlike us. You will get used to it slowly. Let's not get involved in Yuxiu's family affairs. They have hired a nanny, and at worst, they still have their son-in-law."
"I understand, but I brought shame to Yuxiu." This is what she cared about.
"It's okay. Although we haven't spent much time with Yuxiu, we know she doesn't care about these things. Yuxiu's nanny is a good person and won't laugh at you, let alone Yuxiu." Zhong Jing was afraid that she would think too much, so he added, "Let's not cause trouble for Yuxiu. When she comes here, just eat and drink. Once she gets used to life in the city, we can find a way to help take care of the children."
After all, they had just arrived and only had a limited understanding of city life, so mistakes were inevitable. Their decision to stay in the city was the right one. They were not close to their daughter to begin with, and the chances of her returning to visit them after they returned were slim. By staying in the city, they could visit their daughter and grandchildren from time to time, get used to city life, and help take care of the children.
Their starting point is all for their daughter, and they want to be closer to her.
Yan Rushan came downstairs with a child in his arms; seeing this, Feng Jianhong hurried forward to help, but when she was about to reach the child, she suddenly stopped.
"Comrade Yan, do you need my help?"
"That's great, they're asleep." Yuxiu wanted to see the children, so he carried the person up and then took the two down.
For a moment, he was afraid that Yuxiu would be reluctant to send the child downstairs, so he sent the child downstairs while she was eating.
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